Grit & Glitter

Trying To Butter Up Your Obituary

Harley, Em, and Mayydayy discuss Impact Against All Odds including Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly in a... let's say... provocative?... dog collar match, the return of Nevaeh, Deonna Purrazzo and Trinity teaming together ahead of facing each other at Slammiversary, and speculation on who could be next in line to challenge The Coven for the tag titles.

You Were Born With Glue Instead Of Spine

Season 10 of G&G kicks off with blood and SURVIVAL as Em and Don talk GCW's deathmatch weekend duo of Tournament Of Survival 8 and Cage Of Survival (NOT DEATH!) 2.
 
This year's ToS featured a record number of women competing including GCW Ultraviolent Champion Rina Yamashita, Sawyer Wreck, and Kasey Kirk.  Join us as we break down the breaking glass, light tubes, soda cans, barbed wire, blades, and more.

Fake Flowers To The Grave

On the season 9 finale, Harley and Em discuss the three (sort of) women's matches from AEW Double Or Nothing!
Jade Cargill's undefeated streak comes to an end.  The Outcasts stay outcasting people.  Are we going to get Blood & Guts or not?  What will unfold in Wembley Stadium?  What could a brand split mean for the women's division?  Gather your witches and aliens and let's go quintuple or nothing.

I’ll Lose Myself In You (w/ Juniper Gates & Aspyn Rose)

Don talks to "The Vaporwave Vixen" Juniper Gates about the power of unicorns, trans rights, wanting to be a role model, and ranking on the QWI.
 
Plus: from the archives, Harley chatted with "The Midnight Mermaid" Aspyn Rose in the summer of 2021 about momentum, winning over kids, PolyAm Cult parties, and anime.

A Girl In Trouble Is A Temporary Thing

Harley, Em, and Don dive into West Coast Pro and the first annual Queen Of Indies tournament.  They discuss the continued dominance of Masha Slamovich, the promise of Promise Braxton, an increased joshi presence on the American indies, too many streaming services, and the legend of Chigusa Nagayo.

Watching For Your NEW Direction

Harley is joined by guest Jon Manning of Lost Sound Tapes to shine a spotlight on Vancouver promotion Nation Extreme Wrestling.
In less than two years, NEW has taken over Canadian west coast wrestling with a thriving women's division featuring names like Nicole Matthews, Cat Power, Liiza Hall, and Bambi Hall.  They dive into the origins of NEW, changes over time, and Jon's live perspective from attending numerous NEW shows.
 
Our watch list for this episode:
Nicole Matthews vs. Artemis Spencer in a quarter-final tournament match for the NEW Championship, NEW 3 (12/2/21)
 
KC Spinelli vs. Nicole Matthews vs. Chelsea Green in a TLC match for the NEW Women’s Championship, NEW 4 LIFE (6/24/22)
 
Nicole Matthews vs. Miyu Yamashita for the NEW Women’s Championship, NEW 12 (3/24/23)
 
Cat Power vs. Maki Itoh, NEW 12 (3/24/23)
 
Liiza Hall vs. Bambi Hall in a no DQ tables match, NEW 12 (3/24/23)

Sakura Go Round: The Life & Career Of Emi Sakura

Harley and Em present the sixth installment in G&G series "Living Legends."  With this series, we strive to present a definitive look at the lives and careers of some of your favorite active independent wrestlers.  Where did they come from?  How did they get to where they are today?  And why are they so beloved?
This time: it’s Emi Sakura!  From debuting as a teenager in 1995 to holding gold in AJW, founding Ice Ribbon and Gatoh Move, training future superstars like Riho and Hikaru Shida, conquering Pro Wrestling Eve, and working as a player-coach in AEW, this is the story of Tokyo Sports' 2009 Joshi Wrestler Of The Year.
 
Our playlist for this episode:
Emi Motokawa vs. Sumie Sakai for the AJW World Championship
IWA Japan Spring Breeze Tour ’98 (3/13/98)
 
 
Emi Sakura & Masa Takanashi vs. Riho & Kenny Omega
Ice Ribbon New Ribbon #81 (5/9/09)
 
Riho vs. Emi Sakura for the ICEx60 Championship
Ice Ribbon New Ribbon #180 (5/3/10)
 
Kaori Yoneyama vs. Emi Sakura in a hair vs. hair match for the JWP Openweight Championship
JWP Revolution 2010 (9/19/10)
 
Emi Sakura & Nanae Takahashi vs. Best Friends (Tsukasa Fujimoto & Arisa Nakajima)
Ice Ribbon New Ribbon #724 ~ 10th Anniversary Show (5/4/16)
 
Jamie Hayter vs. Emi Sakura in an AEW Women’s World Championship eliminator match
AEW Rampage (1/27/23)

The 2023 Women’s Wrestling Draft

It's the start of a new annual tradition.  It's the 2023 women's wrestling draft!
Harley and Em are joined by Kristen Ashly (Bell To Belles) and Brian Bell (LGBT In The Ring) to draft their own women's wrestling rosters, drawing talent from WWE, AEW,  ROH, Impact, NWA, the indies, and Japan with each of them trying to build the strongest all-around roster.
Who will be the overall #1 draft picks?  Which wrestlers will get stolen out from other people's grasps?  Which champions will go undrafted?  And what Stardom match result will Harley spoil for Kristen?

Scare Your Son, Scare Your Daughter

Harley, Em, and Mayyday discuss the Impact Rebellion PPV including Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace for the vacant Knockouts Championship, The Coven vs. Death Dollz for the tag titles, Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly in a predominantly-male hardcore war, and what's next for a division lacking in top heels.

Grit, Glitter & GLOW: Episode One

Welcome, Grit & Glitter listeners, to a brand new Patreon-exclusive show where Em Fear and Val Quartz discuss the Netflix series GLOW episode by episode.
 
In our intro ep, we discuss the pilot episode of the series and its focus trio of Ruth, Debbie, and Sam.  How does a theatre nerd become a pro wrestler?  How much pure rage is fueling Debbie?  How is Sam charismatic while being an undeniable POS?  And does this episode have the worst sex scene ever captured on screen?
 
Plus: we take a look back at the source material, the original Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, discuss women's wrestling in 2017 - the year the Netflix GLOW premiered, and highlight segments of the 2012 documentary GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, which we will be highlighting throughout this series.
 
If you enjoy this first episode, be sure to subscribe to the Grit & Glitter Patreon to hear future episodes, follow and support Val, and don't forget to rate and review Grit & Glitter on the podcast app of your choice!